Hot desert
Lake Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles County, California · Population 13k · 2,664 ft elevation
Living in Lake Los Angeles
Lake Los Angeles has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 100°F) and mild winters (January lows around 39°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 7″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (84% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 74, with about 98 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lake Los Angeles is an outdoor hub: about 34% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,700 ft around town.
Lake Los Angeles at a glance
- Population
- 13k
- Elevation
- 2,664 ft
- Average daily high
- 80°F90th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 7″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,763 hrs97th percentile
- Median AQI
- 7498th percentile
- Median home value
- $285k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,351/mo60th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 13.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 4.83th percentile
- Average commute
- 44 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9291th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 34%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,707 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61°F | 39°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 238 hrs |
| Feb | 64°F | 40°F | 1.6″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Mar | 70°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 47°F | 0.3″ | — | 318 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 54°F | 0.3″ | — | 365 hrs |
| Jun | 94°F | 62°F | 0.0″ | — | 388 hrs |
| Jul | 100°F | 69°F | 0.1″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 99°F | 68°F | 0.1″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 63°F | 0.2″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Oct | 81°F | 55°F | 0.3″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | 0.2″ | 257 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 38°F | 1.1″ | 0.6″ | 232 hrs |
Near Lake Los Angeles
- Sun Village, CA · 11k
- Palmdale, CA · 165k
- Piñon Hills, CA · 7.1k
- Desert View Highlands, CA · 3.4k
- Lancaster, CA · 170k
- Edwards AFB, CA · 2.6k
- Phelan, CA · 18k
- Wrightwood, CA · 4.9k
Largest places in California
- Los Angeles, CA · 3.9M
- San Diego, CA · 1.4M
- San Jose, CA · 990k
- San Francisco, CA · 836k
- Fresno, CA · 544k
- Sacramento, CA · 525k
- Long Beach, CA · 458k
- Oakland, CA · 438k
Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology